ENERGY ABSORBING MEANS WITH SELF CALIBRATING MONITOR

摘要

ENERGY ABSORBING MEANS WITH SELF CALIBRATING MONITOR The apparatus is adapted to an exercise device with an energy absorbing unit that has a self calibrating energy monitor. It comprises at least one rotating flywheel which is driven through a one way clutch. There is braking mechanism to apply resistance to the flywheel. A self calibrating energy monitor computes the dissapated power with a formula relating power to speed, typically a constant times the rotational speed of the flywheel raised by an exponent determined by the braking means used. The monitor consists of a microprocessor that is programmed to periodically self calibrate the formula and receives its impulses from a sensor.